The #Unity22 crew floating in zero gravity. Watch the flight at http://virgingalactic.com. @richardbranson

Billionaire Richard Branson has taken off for space. His Virgin Galactic plane is being carried by a twin-fuselage aircraft. The plan is to have it detach at about 8 miles up, fire its rocket engine and pierce the edge of space about 55 miles up.

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